Delay to publication of publishing wording casts doubt on plan to hold vote in November
Publication of the wording of the referendums was scheduled for June last. However, the wording has not yet been published.
“Without knowing the exact wording, it will be increasingly difficult to build a civil society response. This is unfair to the families and communities directly impacted and to the Irish people who need time to discuss these core issues,” the open letter to the Taoiseach states. The coalition said it is “critical” the Irish public has sufficient time to have a national conversation on these issues.
The chief executive of the Electoral Commission, Art O’Leary, has previously said a “proper information campaign” in advance of as many as three referendums on gender equality will take up to 16 weeks, casting doubt over the intended November voting date.
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